1980–81 Washington Bullets season

1980–81 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bullets 20th season in the NBA and their 8th season in the city of Washington, D.C..

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	14	Wes Matthews	G	United States	Wisconsin
2	35	Rick Mahorn	C/PF	United States	Hampton
4	81	Francois Wise		United States	California State-Long Beach
5	105	Daryl Strickland		United States	Rutgers
6	127	Ken Dancy		United States	Chicago State
7	151	Karl Godine		United States	Stephen F. Austin State
8	170	Rich Valavicius		United States	Auburn
9	191	Clinton Wyatt		United States	Alcorn State
10	207	Don Youman		United States	Oklahoma State

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–	35–6	27–14	19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	62	20	.756	–	37–4	25–16	15–9
x-New York Knicks	50	32	.610	12.0	28–13	22–19	14–10
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	23.0	26–15	13–28	8–16
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38.0	16–25	8–33	8–16

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732	2
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	62	20	.756	–
4	x-New York Knicks	50	32	.610	12
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	17
6	x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	18
7	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	23
8	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	31
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	34
10	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38
11	Detroit Pistons	21	61	.256	41

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game